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Comment by deadeye

11 hours ago

I wonder if that is even possible since the whole point of the motor is an imbalance of magnetic forces.

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DonsDiscountGas  10 hours ago

According to Claude it requires active control. So complicated and only used in very niche applications.

SJC_Hacker  10 hours ago

Theoreticaly the rotor could float on top of the stator, although It it would have to be always on.

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